PARTICULARS: The Lions suffered a setback, losing the opening game of the Decatur Team Soy Capital Turkey Tournament to Decatur MacArthur before bouncing back to take the final two games and the consolation title. . . . The Cyclones are undefeated in the middle of the Kaskaskian Classic in Carlyle and will finish up the tournament Saturday against Carlyle at 7:45 p.m. . . . The Lions have a four-game winning streak over SHG.

Springfield High (0-3, 0-0) at Southeast (3-0, 0-0)

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Scheffler Gym
ON THE AIR: none

LAST SEASON’S GAMES: Southeast won series 2-0, beating Springfield High 58-47 on Dec. 9 and 71-39 on Jan. 20.

LAST TIME OUT: Springfield lost to Mooseheart 50-39 on Nov. 24; Southeast beat Pekin 60-55 on Nov. 24.

PARTICULARS: The Spartans grabbed the Decatur Team Soy Capital Turkey Tournament title for the first time. . . . After three straight CS8 conference titles, Southeast lost the hold on the crown last year. . . . The Senators last beat Southeast on Dec. 11, 2009 in a 53-50 decision. . . . Springfield High went winless to start the year at the Tournament of Champions in Washington.

PARTICULARS: The last 4-0 start for Taylorville came in the 1967-68 season and they haven’t been 5-0 since the 1960-61 season. . . . The Railers have absolutely dominated the Tornadoes, winning 21 straight games. The last Taylorville win over Lincoln came on Dec. 7, 2001 in a 48-42 decision. . . . Lincoln went 4-1 in the Lincoln Eaton Tournament, with the only loss coming in a 56-51 game against Cahokia on the opening night.

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